The red-robed old monster fell silent for a moment, repeatedly weighing his options in his heart...
Then he said in a deep voice:
"If you can help this True Lord live another life, this old man can help you advance another step within three hundred years...
And ascend to the rank of True Lord!"
Upon hearing this.
Cheng Buzheng narrowed his eyes, naturally understanding the hidden meaning behind the red-robed old monster's words.
After calculating it over in his heart, he nodded solemnly and said:
"Agreed!"
Sure enough!
A Mortal Cultivator who could cultivate to the rank of True Lord could not possibly have such shallow foundations.
Of course.
Fulfilling the red-robed old monster's condition would certainly not be so simple either.
Otherwise, he would not have offered such enormous benefits.
For the many Golden Core Realm cultivators, taking another step forward was absolutely an irresistible temptation.
Yet though this condition seemed simple, it was anything but!
He definitely could not simply find any Qi Refining Realm cultivator and have the old monster possess them.
Things such as age, Spiritual Roots... and so on, would all have requirements!
The age would certainly have to be in one's prime.
The Spiritual Roots would also have to be at least Double Spiritual Roots—Mutated Spiritual Roots, or even Heavenly Spiritual Roots.
Moreover, those Spiritual Roots would need to suit the red-robed old monster!
Only then could one perfectly inherit the red-robed old monster's origin essence and return to the rank of True Lord in just a few years.
Otherwise.
The red-robed old monster would not have named such a price.
They were all thousand-year-old foxes; there was no need to spell everything out. A hint was enough—that was the natural way of things!
Even so.
Since this concerned the great undertaking of